From Stills to Video

Rob Duncan · Issue 82, Jan/Feb 2015 · pp. 50–52

Products mentioned: Panasonic GH4, Nauticam NA-GH4 housing, Panasonic Lumix G Micro 4:3 Fisheye 8mm, Olympus 60mm macro, XIT404 Tripod Bracket, Twist Clamp Tripod Legs, Nauticam Carbon Fiber Double Ball Float Arms, Fisheye FIX Neo 2000 DX SWR light, Keldan Luna 4X video lights

I have always had an interest in shooting video, but as a still shooter, the whole process has always intimidated me. The shooting and post processing that go into making a great video seemed daunting. But with video becoming more of a relevant feature of still cameras, I thought that it might be a great time to take that leap. I had an opportunity to travel to South Florida along with fellow Backscatter West teammates, Sean Boone and Becca Boring, to shoot under the direction of Nauticam USA’s Chris Parsons. We arranged a couple days of boat diving with Pura Vida Divers, as well as three evenings of diving the Blue Heron Bridge. This meant that I would have a chance to try some wide-angle video drift diving off the boat, and be able to get some great macro video while diving at the Blue Heron Bridge. I opted to use the new Panasonic GH4 Micro Four-thirds camera along with the Nauticam N…